--acceptance string Acceptance criteria
--add-label strings Add labels (repeatable)
--allow-empty-description Allow empty description replacement when reading from stdin or file
--append-notes string Append to existing notes (with newline separator)
-a, --assignee string Assignee
--await-id string Set gate await_id (e.g., GitHub run ID for gh:run gates)
--body-file string Read description from file (use - for stdin)
--claim Atomically claim the issue (sets assignee to you, status to in_progress; idempotent if already claimed by you)
--defer string Defer until date (empty to clear). Issue hidden from bd ready until then
-d, --description string Issue description
--design string Design notes
--design-file string Read design from file (use - for stdin)
--due string Due date/time (empty to clear). Formats: +6h, +1d, +2w, tomorrow, next monday, 2025-01-15
--ephemeral Mark issue as ephemeral (wisp) - not exported to JSONL
-e, --estimate int Time estimate in minutes (e.g., 60 for 1 hour)
--external-ref string External reference (e.g., 'gh-9', 'jira-ABC', Linear URL)
--history Clear no-history flag (re-enable Dolt commit history)
--metadata string Set custom metadata (JSON string or @file.json to read from file)
--no-history Mark issue as no-history (skip Dolt commits, not GC-eligible)
--notes string Additional notes
--parent string New parent issue ID (reparents the issue, use empty string to remove parent)
--persistent Mark issue as persistent (promote wisp to regular issue)
-p, --priority string Priority (0-4 or P0-P4, 0=highest)
--remove-label strings Remove labels (repeatable)
--session string Claude Code session ID for status=closed (or set CLAUDE_SESSION_ID env var)
--set-labels strings Set labels, replacing all existing (repeatable)
--set-metadata stringArray Set metadata key=value (repeatable, e.g., --set-metadata team=platform)
--spec-id string Link to specification document
-s, --status string New status
--stdin Read description from stdin (alias for --body-file -)
--title string New title
-t, --type string New type (bug|feature|task|epic|chore|decision); custom types require types.custom config
--unset-metadata stringArray Remove metadata key (repeatable, e.g., --unset-metadata team)
